The CookingBites recipe challenge: mushrooms

[Morning Glory]

Welcome to the CookingBites recipe Challenge. The current challenge ingredient is mushrooms* and Mountain Cat is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe** using mushrooms, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes the judge for the next challenge. You may post up to 6 entries. Entries exceeding the limit will be disqualified.

Deadline: midday Tuesday 9th November UK time (GMT). Detailed challenge rules can be found here.

* includes truffles and truffle oil
** recipes must be posted within the time frame of the current challenge.

 

[flyinglentris]

Oh joy! Mushrooms on pizza, mushrooms with steak, mushroom soup, mushrooms in pasta sauce, mushrooms ....

 

[karadekoolaid]

Brilliant choice! I love mushrooms! From the simplest mushrooms on toast to mushroom paté, and even mushroom ketchup! This is a great challenge.

 

[Morning Glory]

I think it was last year that I went through a phase of not liking mushrooms. It was very strange as I'd never had an issue with them before and I'd always liked their umami flavour. Almost overnight it seemed, I saw them in a different light: the texture was far too slimy and slippery, the taste was no longer 'umami' but a difficult feral and dirty taste. Oh my! It reminded me of being pregnant and having very definite aversions to some foods and cravings for others.

Luckily, I am now completely recovered and I'm looking forward to creating some mushroom magic in the kitchen.

 

[TastyReuben]

the texture was far too slimy and slippery, the taste was no longer 'umami' but a difficult feral and dirty taste. Oh my! It reminded me of being pregnant

That's how they taste to me. Maybe I'm expecting. Where's that new pregnant man emoji when I need?!?!

 

[flyinglentris]

Well, I've come up with six 'eccentric' mushroom recipes to work out in the next few weeks.

Mushrooms are a good low budget ingredient, but what is done with them can make a bigger impact.

 

[NailBat]

Brilliant choice! I love mushrooms! From the simplest mushrooms on toast to mushroom paté, and even mushroom ketchup! This is a great challenge.

You wouldn't be referring to the Townsends mushroom ketchup recipe would you? I wouldn't mind giving that a try.

 

[JAS_OH1]

That's how they taste to me. Maybe I'm expecting. Where's that new pregnant man emoji when I need?!?!

I remember getting ahold of bad mushrooms when I was younger and not liking them after that for quite awhile. Then I had extremely fresh ones several times, and different varieties, and I changed my tune. Also, I still don't love them raw. My husband does, however. A salad is not complete for him without them.

 

[Morning Glory]

Also, I still don't love them raw. My husband does, however. A salad is not complete for him without them.

I rather like them raw. They are rather different and certainly not slimy in texture. Also, pickled is interesting. Ever eaten a raw mushroom TastyReuben? I'm guessing not.

 

[Mountain Cat]

Old mushrooms can be slimy. If fresh, I have never found them to be so.

 

[TastyReuben]

I rather like them raw. They are rather different and certainly not slimy in texture. Also, pickled is interesting. Ever eaten a raw mushroom TastyReuben? I'm guessing not.

I don't think so. If I have, I've repressed that.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Old mushrooms can be slimy. If fresh, I have never found them to be so.

Exactly what happened. I was eating at a restaurant when it occurred. It was off-putting. That kind of thing causes food aversion for me.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I rather like them raw. They are rather different and certainly not slimy in texture. Also, pickled is interesting. Ever eaten a raw mushroom TastyReuben? I'm guessing not.

Too spongy for me. I'll eat them raw if presented, I don't hate them. I just like them cooked better.

 

[TastyReuben]

To get everyone started, here's a little non-cooking mushroom fun from Jacques Pepin:

View: https://youtu.be/55dQioKUS2o

 

[Yorky]

I just love bacon and mushroom sarnies!

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• Yorky
• 4 Jul 2021